CHAPTER TWELVEJamie Wilkerson said, “They want you to come over now. I talked to Hack’s dad and he said he’d rather see you in person, do you want to come over to their house or should they come here?”
That was all Marvia needed, two furious Muslims yelling about defiling the body while Gloria tried to concentrate on her TV shows. For the moment they were insulated from Gloria; Jamie had called Hakeem’s parents from Marvia’s telephone while Marvia remained in the hallway. Jamie opened the door and signaled to her; she reached for the telephone. “I’ll talk to them.”
Jamie shook his head. “Hack’s dad says he doesn’t want to talk to you on the phone. He has to look you in the eye, he says.”
“All right. Tell him I’ll be right over.”
Jamie said a few words into the phone, then hit the Talk
